Self-reference in psychosis and depression: A language marker of illness

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2605-2615

  Fineberg, S K ^a   Leavitt, J ^a   Deutsch Link, S ^a   Dealy, S ^b   Landry, C D ^a,c   Pirruccio, K ^b   Shea, S ^a   Trent, S ^d   Cecchi, G ^e   Corlett, P R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^d KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^e IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; lexical analysis; psychosis; schizophrenia; self reference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976603028     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716001215     Document Type: Article

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